Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-23
FLOOD AND FIRE.
The Missouri at Bismarck Six Miles
Wide-NeW York Sumner Resort
Badly Burned-Poles on the
Rampage.
STILL RISING AT BISMARCK.
Marrow Escape From Drowning-Eastex
Trains Stopped.

Marrow Escape From Drowning-Esster
Trains Stopped.
Bismarck. OAK, March 20 The. Mis-
The speed of the current is terrific and tn
situation generally grows worse. This ria
is equal to twenty feet in the upper river
the water here being spread over six mile
of country. Six inches of snow fell yester
day and this will add to the food as sool
heroes OF the day are the members OF tn
rescuing party who went into the low land
yesterday and saved the lives of seven per
sons who were perched ON tops OF houses
and trees. Dispatches from Fort Lincol1
stacks and trees and il not soon rescued
will perish in the food. Many claim
| that the country opposite the fort contained
| many inhabitants who are still in great
danger. The same reports come from
Painted Woods. The report is denied that
Superintendent Graham, OF the Northern
Pacific, has been drowned. He telegraphed
he would come to Bismarck Friday even
ing, but failed. The Sibley Island gorgt
remains firm, and il the present state oi
affairs continues a week a permanent chan
nel will be cut across the country two miles
east OF the old bed of the Missouri. Huge
cakes Of ice are coming down the river, and
landing on meadow land of settlers. It is
impossible now to repair the Northern Pa
cific trestle, on account of the flowing ice.
THE TERRIFIC RAP1DITY
of the rise in the river at Painted Woods
is indicated by the experience OF two fami-
lies who saw the food in the distance, and
attempted to pack up their household
goods preparatory to moving back from
Before the families were ready
to start the water was within six feet OF
their houses, which were on the highest
point of the lowIand. There were five chill
dren in the party, and before the Buttes
could be reached. the foods overlook them
and the last part of the journey was made
through three feet of water. One of the
children narrowly escaped drowning. An
other train load of Eastern passengers
which arrived to-day is compelled to re-
main here until it ie possible to cross the
Missouri. It is believed the Northern Pa
cific will be able to establish transfer line
OF boats tomorrow.
MANDAN NOT SUBMERGED.
ST. PAUL, March 2O.-The Pioneer Press
correspondent at Mandan tlegra phs from
Bismarck that the reported inundation OF
Mandan is utterly false. No water has en-
tered the streets from the Missouri or
Heart rivers, but anxiety prevails among
the people of Mandan for the poor inhab-
itants living on the flats near Bismarck.
Business is going on as usual. The only
damage has been to the trestle work Of the
bridge and track two miles east OF
Mandan. A party will cross the submerged
loWlands on ice tomorrow.
SCENES IN THE FLOODED DISTRICT.
MINNEAPoL1s, March 2O.-Judge Francis,
of Dakota, who left Bismarck Saturday
and returned here this morning, says the
scenes in the flooded districts defy descrip-
tion. Ice cakes hundred feet square are
tn.rown high in the air when thev strike an
& hy.,,.s!e. = The hnge~ jar@e OF current
na pped the cables holding warehouses to
ih,e bank as though they were cotton
threads. A warehouse over six hun
dred feet long was moved some
distance and landed high and dry. If the
Missouri should Eow freeze up and the Yel-
lowstone break away and pour it's ice
against ice in the Missouri, the result at
would be terrible. It seems
strange to have that place in full view only
i've miles away, and yet less acces-
sible to communication than London
Dr. Paris. The destruction of property
will be great. Several tons of western mail
nave been brought back from Bismarck to
De sent around via the Union Pacific.